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6 news BeaT Kenya’s no. 1 free newspaper Shollei renews battle with CJ on social media Spat centres on controversial purchase of Mutunga’s yet-tobe occupied official house by Owino Samwel @owino_samwewl a vicious war of words broke out The Judicial Service Commission has waived its advocate-cli-ent confidentiality rights to enable investigators to establish the truth as quickly as possible yesterday on social media between between Chief Justice willy Mutunga and former Judiciary Chief registrar Gladys Boss shollei, rekindling the unfinished business between the two and which led to the firing of the registrar last year. The exchange on the Twitter platform was on the controversial purchase of a house for the Chief Justice. The working relationship between the two was poisoned in October last year, when the Judicial service Commission (JsC) sacked shollei accusing her of incompetence, misconduct and violation of prescribed code of conduct for judicial officers. The virtual brawl yesterday started when Mutunga denied in his official Twitter account that the Judiciary owns the palatial residence in runda, saying since his appointment he has lived in a rented house. Mutunga wrote: “I have no offi- cial residence. since my appointment I live in a rented apartment. My house allowance is sh100K (sh100,000) and is taxed,” he said. He was responding to a story aired by one television station that highlighted houses bought for government use but were still unoccupied. Mutunga’s response appeared to have pricked shollei who promptly responded and wrote: “Let’s nOT be fooled, Judiciary purchased a house, JsC approved it. why is he (Mutunga) on taxed house allowance?” The Chief Justice tweeted back: “The so-called CJ’s house is the subject of corruption investigations by eaCC and the Judiciary does not own it!” muturi halts land transfer in nairobi, summons ngilu National Assembly Speakmuturi er Justin Muturi yesterday ordered a temporal freeze on the transfer of a piece of land at Upper Hill Nairobi to allow for investigations by a House committee. He said the transfer of the public land to a private entity should be halted until all issues surrounding the transfer are addressed. Muturi ordered Lands Cabinet secretary for Lands Charity Ngilu to appear before the Lands committee soonest to shed light on the matter. - MERCY MWAI TWeeT ‘mISSILeS’ mutunga: I have no official residence. Since my appointment I live in a rented apartment. My house allowance is Sh100K (Sh100,000) and is taxed. SHOLLEI: Let’s NOT be Fooled, Judiciary purchased a house, JSC approved it. Why is he (mutunga) on taxed house allowance? mutunga: The so-called CJ’s house is the subject of corruption investigations by EACC and the Judiciary does not own it. SHOLLEI: four months after coming into office on 20/5/11 he (mutunga) was already begging/demanding for a residence. If he requested, why has he not moved in?” One of the charges levelled against shollei before she was shown the door was that she was at the forefront in pushing Judiciary to purchase the sh310 million house from Machakos senator Johnstone Muthama. Last evening, the Judiciary released a statement clarifying that the purchase that had started in 2011 was not completed after it was discovered the house was under a bank charge. “The title has never been trans- ferred to the Judiciary and the entire process of its alleged acquisition is under investigation. The Judicial service Commission has waived its advocate-client confidentiality rights to enable investigators to establish the truth as quickly as possible,” the statement said. shollei had earlier responded by tweeting, “four months after coming into office on 20/5/11 he (Mutunga) was already begging/demanding for a residence. If he requested, why has he not moved in?” chief Justice willy mutunga and former Judiciary chief registrar gladys boss shollei traded barbs yesterday over purchase of CJ’s official residence in Nairobi. - photo: FILE Cotu accuses registrar of retaining Muchai Victori Raballa @PeopleDailyKe by Anthony Mwangi and Cotu has accused the registrar General of Trade Unions elizabeth Gicheha of declining to ratify the sacking of deputy secretary general and “assigning herself the role of an investigator.” The umbrella workers’ union threatened to move to court if the registrar fails to reverse her decision in the next three days. secretary general francis atwoli said the registrar is going against the Labour relations act and her office has no powers to interrogate the grounds on which officers and officials of trade unions are removed. “The issues raised by George Muchai are not for your interrogation as they require interpretation by a court of law. “your office has the role of effecting registration of changes in office bearers amongst other duties and not to purport to investigate issues as you seem to have done,” said atwoli. But Gicheha in- muthama daughter denies drug link at venezuelan embassy Your office has the role of effecting registration of changes in office bearers sists she cannot effect the change of officials because Muchai was not properly served to attend the board meeting which suspended him. she said that the union failed to follow its constitution and notice must be served to all members inviting them to attend an executive board meeting. she said atwoli has failed to prove that he had indeed served the deposed deputy sG. atwoli has faulted the registrar’s letter, saying it was addressed to him in his personal capacity as Cotu secretary general and not the representative of the national executive Board, which suspended Muchai. Senator Johnstone Muthmuthama ama’s daughter Alice yesterday denied claims she recommended her sister’s employment at the Venezuelan Embassy to gain access to the diplomatic bag for transportation of drugs. She told the High Court that she had requested former first secretary Dwight Sagaray to assist her get a job for her sister Margaret. Alice was testifying in a case in which Dwight and four others are charged with the murder of slain envoy Olga Fonseca in 2012. - RACHEAL MBURU lamu leaders protest extension of curfew over insecurity timamy Lamu County leadership has now threatened to move to Court to challenge the extension of a dusk-to-dawn curfew by Inspector General David Kimaiyo. The curfew was extended by one month by Kimaiyo on Tuesday. The leaders led by Governor Issa Timamy and Women’s Representative Shakila Abdallah, condemned the extension saying it has affected the county’s economy with hotels and fishing industries reporting huge losses. -REUBEN MWAMBINGU Ongeri named in Kisii land fraud report by Owino Samwel @owino_samwel a report by the Commission on administrative Justice (CaJ), commonly known as Office of the Ombudsman, has named Kenya’s ambassador to the the United nations Habitat prof sam Ongeri as one the beneficiaries of section of land grabbed from Kisii Municipal Market. Investigations carried out between february and september this year revealed that the envoy, former minister late Dr Zachary Onyonka, former mayor late James Gisemba and late businessman samson nyambati, who is a brother to former Cabinet minister of late James nyamweya, irregularly acquired the plots that were hived off the land set aside for the expansion of the market. CaJ chairman Otiende amollo told at a press conference in nairobi yesterday the investigation was launched after complaints from members of the public. Public service “we call upon those adversely mentioned in this report that they should unconditionally surrender the plots because it its public land which they acquired by virtue of their positions in public service,” said amollo. However, Ongeri dismissed the report terming it a “political statement with no basis” as he and others mentioned in the report acquired it legally and have title deeds. “I legally acquired the land just like any other Kenyan. I was awarded the land by the then Director of survey andrew Ligale and for the commission to bring up the issue now 32 years later is all about politics,”Ongeri told the People Daily. “am I not a Kenyan entitled to own land in Kisii and any other part of the country? what is the motive of the commission raising the issue now when the Karen land saga is going on? he posed. union threatens to call strike if kiraithe is not moved from Jkia Kenya Aviation Workers kiraithe Union has issued a sevenday strike notice demanding removal of Kenya Airports Authority head of security Eric Kiraithe and head of Operations Simon Njoroge. The union said that the two have no respect for workers and should be out of their JKIA offices by Tuesday next week. Secretary general Moss Ndiema said failure by KAA management to heed their demands, will lead to disruption of all operations at airports. - MONICA KAGIA Thursday, October 23, 2014 / people DAIlY In BrIef